National Groups

What Housing Supports are Available in Ireland?

https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2019/0607/1053980-what-housing-supports-are-available-in-ireland/ Co-operative housing and housing associations are often referred to collectively as Approved Housing Bodies. By John Lowe: Managing director of Providence Finance Services Ltd trading as The Money Doctor. With homelessness very much in the public eye currently, it is important to know what is out there by way

Arthrogryposis Association of Ireland:

https://www.arthrogryposis.ie We are a national support group of people who have an interest in Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) including people with AMC and their partners or family members, and parents of children with this impairment, providing peer support on a voluntary basis. We are a National Association, originally formed by

Fuel Service: Simple, Easy Refueling for Disabled Drivers

https://fuelservice.org/ie/index.html What’s the Problem? Filling up the car is one of the biggest challenges for disabled drivers. But its also a challenge for petrol stations to help, sometimes they have people available, but sometimes they are single manned and can’t help for security reasons. For the disabled driver they don’t know which station can

Autism Services Ireland:

https://autismservicesireland.com/ Autism Services Ireland is a new online service connecting Home Tutors, Teachers, Occupational therapists, Speech therapists, Physiotherapists and other related services with families and carers of children with special needs or delayed speech and language development. We became aware of the difficulties families were facing when seeking to connect

Down Syndrome Centre:

https://www.downsyndromecentre.ie/ https://www.downsyndromecentre.ie/ The Down Syndrome Centre was founded by Peter Gaw and his wife, Mary as a result of their frustration at not being able to access relevant services for their two youngest children, both of whom have Down syndrome. Our charity has been around for a few years and,

Irish Society for Autism:

https://autism.ie/ https://autism.ie/ A profile of our organisation: The Irish Society for Autism was created in 1963, and has long campaigned for the cause of Autism in Ireland and Worldwide. We are the longest established specialist service for people with Autism in Ireland. The Society was formed with the goals of

Association of Irish Powerchair Football:

https://www.fai.ie/domestic/football-for-all/association-of-irish-powerchair-football The underlying values of Powerchair Football are to encourage people with disabilities to get involved in a sport that they have an interest in. This action-packed team sport combines the skill of the wheelchair user with the speed and power of the chair itself, to participate in an extremely

Disclosing Hidden Disability for Work

https://iseebeyond.ie/employee/ https://iseebeyond.ie/employee/ Hidden Disability and job interview preparation In most cases a hidden disability should not affect career prospects. However, the impact of it on people’s lives varies a great deal and decisions on employment should be based on each individual’s circumstances. Below are some questions you may be asking

Inclusive Workplace:

https://iseebeyond.ie/employers/ https://iseebeyond.ie/employers/ Creating and maintaining an inclusive workplace that promotes and supports diversity is a key element of our I See Beyond campaign. We have listed some information here that we hope will guide you to finding how to deliver for all. We encourage you to aim to implement best

I See Beyond Campaign:

https://iseebeyond.ie/about-us/# https://iseebeyond.ie/about-us/ The I See Beyond campaign is a joint initiative of Headway and Epilepsy Ireland, national charities working to support people with two common types of hidden disability, acquired brain injury and epilepsy. The campaign is funded by the Department of Justice and Equality’s Disability Awareness Raising Grant Scheme. Last year (2016) Headway,